Los Angeles Angels vs. New York Yankees MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/30/2021

The Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees meet Wednesday in MLB action at Yankee Stadium. The Angels need a win after losing six of their last eight games. The Yankees need a win after losing five of their last eight games.

The Los Angeles Angels have scored 16 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last 10 games. The Angels have split their last 10 games when scoring four or more runs. David Fletcher leads the Angels with 83 hits and 24 RBI while Jared Walsh and Shohei Ohtani have combined for 153 hits and 116 RBI. Shohei Ohtani gets the ball, and he is 3-1 with a 2.58 ERA and 82 strikeouts this season. This will be Ohtani’s first career game against the Yankees.

The New York Yankees have scored 16 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four of their last eight games. The Yankees have won six of their last seven games when scoring four or more runs. DJ LeMahieu leads the Yankees with 83 hits and 30 RBI while Aaron Judge and Gio Urshela have combined for 149 hits and 74 RBI. Domingo German gets the ball, and he is 4-5 with a 4.32 ERA and 66 strikeouts this season. German is 1-0 with a 0.82 ERA and 10 strikeouts in his career against the Angels.

The Angels are 2-5 in their last 7 road games and 7-1 in their last 8 during game 3 of a series. The Yankees are 98-48 in their last 146 home games and 8-0 in their last 8 Wednesday games. The over is 16-5 in Angels last 21 overall. The under is 3-1-1 in Yankees last 5 overall. The Angels are 16-36 in the last 52 meetings in New York and 4-10 in the last 14 meetings.

We’re getting plus money with Ohtani on the mound and that’s a tough spot to turn down. The Yankees aren’t lighting the world on fire and German has struggled this month, allowing 18 earned runs in his last 23 innings. At home this season through 34.2 innings, German has a 4.67 ERA and has given up 12 homers. Give me the Angels and more favorable price.